Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
宝莱坞真的很敢拍也是真的拍得好 编剧没有为了戏剧性硬加波澜可能影片主题本身就是最大的波澜了 人物也有过挣扎想过妥协最后的结局也算圆满 人物接受自己的同时周围人的反应也代表了社会的态度 能谈论就有希望🌈
一个字，羡慕，感动，真好啊，我所想到的元素都在其中了，而且演员也是真的好看有演技，特别让人感同身受。世界不管怎么样，或多或少都在进步，真羡慕啊，仍在原地的我们。
我本人不是同性恋，甚至觉得有点恶心。
tags: 2020s / 中
（《真雄起》还没看过，仅通过朋友推荐语、发的图片和片名感觉，男性这单一性别的内容会占主要篇幅，而不是女同、男同、一切性少数者齐努力。以后会补习《真雄起》的。现在发言权还不足。）而这部《永结"同"心》或者叫《祝贺》也比较像沙杜sir这位男同的思想成长史。总的来说，融合了形婚、男同、女同、出柜、🇮🇳🌈游行、同志领养孩子（甚至还调侃了种姓制度）等"梗"，又是生在🇮🇳这个所谓比……后的国家，就算是歌舞部分的时间再拉长些，都值满星了！看到长长的彩虹被撑起在这个国家的大道上时，我真的很激动！！！还有一些老年演员……
说不清哪里好，可就是看着看着又哭又笑。妈妈的演员让我想到我妈妈了。
作爲輕喜劇看很輕鬆愜意
荧幕里的他们可以有好的结局，荧幕外的人呢？
与前作基本一脉相承，这次妈妈的演员太加分了，很难让人不喜欢。
许多情节太诡异看起来甚至像是在反讽，包括但不限于“女主下班又累又困坐在副驾驶上休息，被男主含了一大口水全喷脸上吓醒只为让她拿到纸巾盒里的戒指还直接套在手上问我想做爸爸你能不能帮我”的迷惑催婚催生剧情，和精准宣扬地域文化的名台词“你诚心一点跪下去拜神，说不定明年能生个大胖男孩”，张口闭口“做个潮汕媳妇”，或许属于一种潮汕男子特有的对本地糟粕文化太过自信而不自知
国产片都这么好好拍多好，除了情节有点简单没毛病
那种纠结的心情特别的理解。性取向只是我们生而为人的一个方面而已，我们还有更多元的生命要素，因为一面而对我们的人生做全盘否定，认为我们是怪物的话，那只能是你挡着我们的路了。
以为导演要拍弯变直，多虑了，印度敢拍，就是我老分不清01。
印度电影真的完全不留白 以至于看了一个世纪竟然才过了一个小时 喜剧效果爆炸 自己看都可以笑飞 drama和人物心态转变衔接很自然 关键是形婚代入感十足 活脱脱印度版形婚指南了 这么超前的内容怎能不给五星
说不清哪里好，可就是看着看着又哭又笑。妈妈的演员让我想到我妈妈了。
在潮汕本土电影里看到台湾电影的影子，未来可期
把背景换成中国大陆，剧情完全照搬也基本上成立，当然除了游行那段。
被分数忽悠了。内核很“陈旧”，情节也很套路，音乐铺得太满，女主一亮相，我以为是田某珺，差点直接退出... ... 想不通为何会有7.5分，可能能满足很多观众听潮汕话的需求？可这跟电影质量没什么关系。
我很喜欢！虽然电影没有那么好，但我愿意给它一个五星。第一次看同性恋喜剧，没想到印度片反而这么和我的胃口，我觉得lgbt题材不一定非要搞得那么严肃，这样轻轻松松的看得很爽，看到最后游行那一段非常感动…女主好可爱，什么时候来一个印度美女能看得上我😫btw，男主是不是有点强迫症啊
就是感觉和是枝裕和那种细水长流的很不一样，有种九十年代那种苦情家庭剧的感觉。但好在很真诚，叙事虽然没有大起伏，但也还算流畅舒适。
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